Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Channidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
The small snakehead, Channa asiatica, is a medium-sized nest-building snakehead native to China, also found in Taiwan and southern Japan.
Channa asiatica, commonly called the small snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. It is one of four Channa genus species that are native to China. It can also be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, where it either migrated naturally or was introduced. It is a medium-sized snakehead that builds nests for its eggs, unlike the mouthbrooding dwarf snakeheads from India.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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